Hua (surname)
Hua is a common transliteration for some Chinese surnames, of which the most common ones are 華/华 and 花. The Cantonese romanizations for 華 and 花 are Wah and Fa, respectively. 華, when pronounced in the fourth tone in Mandarin, is exclusively used in the name of Mount Hua and as a surname. The usual pronunciation of 華 is huá, which literally means "prosper" and is used as a reference to the Chinese people. On the other hand, 花 literally means "flower".
Huà (华 / 華)
It is listed 28th on the Song dynasty-era Hundred Family Surnames.- Alex Hua Tian, Chinese equestrian sportsman
- Benjamin Wah, Chinese-American engineer and professor
- Hua Chenyu, Chinese singer and songwriter
- Hua Chunying, Chinese diplomat
- Hua Dongdong, Chinese para swimmer, Paralympic silver medalist
- Hua Gang, Chinese educator
- Gang Hua, Chinese-American computer scientist
- Hua Guofeng, Chinese politician
- Hua Jianmin, Chinese politician
- Hua Jiansheng, Chinese sports shooter
- Lefong Hua, Canadian chess player
- Hua Luogeng, Chinese mathematician and politician
- Hua Runhao, Chinese former tennis player
- Hua Sanchuan, Chinese painter and illustrator
- Hua Shaoqing, Chinese long-distance runner
- Hua Shifei, Chinese military officer and politician
- Hua Sui, Chinese scholar and printer
- Hua Tuo, Eastern Han Dynasty physician
- Hua Wenyi, Chinese Kunqu opera performer
- Hua Xin, Eastern Han Dynasty politician
- Hua Xiong, Eastern Han Dynasty general under warlord Dong Zhuo
- Hua Xuanfei, Chinese news reporter
- Hua Yan, Qing Dynasty painter
- Hua Yanjun, Chinese musician
- Hua Yi, Jin Dynasty official
Huā (花)
It is the 55th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.- Hua Mulan, ancient Chinese legendary woman warrior.
- * According to History of Ming, her family name is Zhu, while the History of Qing says it is Wei.
- Hua Rong, fictional character in Water Margin.
- Hua Qianfang, writer, social commentator.